VCU School of Medicine: Graduate Education

09/22/2026

What’s your major? More importantly, what’s your Jellycat?

Swipe through to see which Jellycat matches your major! Did we get yours right?

09/17/2026

POV: you just discovered one of the best quiet study spots on campus ✨

CERT Coordinator Izzy shows you around the Graduate Education Study Lounge, located on the 8th floor of Sanger and open to all Grad Ed students.

Did you already know about this space? 👀

09/12/2026

Meet the future of biomedical science!🧬

We asked a couple of incoming first years what they are most excited about this semester!

09/10/2026

Emily Zboril successfully defended her PHD-BIC dissertation on September 8th. Congratulations, Dr. Zboril! Dr. Chuck Harrell is Emily's advisor.

09/04/2026

Study breaks are better with cupcakes 🧁

09/01/2026

08/27/2026

Consider this your sign to explore campus…and the city around it

Our incoming BSDP students hit the ground running with a scavenger hunt taking them all around Richmond and to both MCV and Monroe campuses during their orientation. They were given clues to places around the city and tasked with taking a picture of each location.


Swipe through to see where the clues took them!

08/24/2026

One of the highlights of Ph.D. orientation is our annual Meet the Mentors event.
 
Incoming students had the opportunity to meet faculty from across the VCU School of Medicine, learn about their research areas and explore potential laboratory rotation opportunities. During the first year of the Biomedical Sciences Doctoral Portal, students complete three lab rotations before selecting a dissertation lab, making events like this an important first step in finding the right research and mentorship fit.
 
With research opportunities spanning a wide range of disciplines, Meet the Mentors gives students a chance to see the diverse scientific community they’ll be joining and the faculty who will help guide their training.
 

07/29/2026

Mary Clark Lind successfully defended her PHD-MIC dissertation on July 28th. Congratulations, Dr. Lind! Dr. Jason Carlyon is Mary Clark's advisor.

07/29/2026

Congratulations to Raesa Zia for her successful MS-MIC thesis defense on June 29th! Dr. Rebecca Martin is Raesa's advisor.